EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Game 3 February 10th

All teams were in action on Saturday as the halfway point of qualifying has been reached.

Group A:

In Sarajevo, Marica Gajic and Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Helena Sverrisdottir and Iceland 97-67. Slovakia created a three-way tie at the top of the standings by edging Milica Jovanovic and Montenegro 73-72 in Podgorica to hand the hosts their first loss.

The two undefeated teams met in Miskolc and Russia’s strong start was too much for Hungary to overcome in a 71-64 win. Lithuania finally got the chance to play Albania, picking up their first win 119-61 in Tirana as Gintare Petronyte and Kamile Nacickaite led the way.

Alysha Clark was the difference for Israel in Tel Aviv as they fended off Greece 65-63 to hand the visitors their first loss. Great Britain looked to be about to squander a golden opportunity in Loule, but buckled down in the fourth quarter as Chantelle Handy led them to a 64-56 win over Portugal and the top spot in the tiebreaker.

The two winless teams met in Helsinki as Taru Tuukkanen had a good game for the hosts, but Romania beat Finland 80-59. There was a surprise in the battle of undefeated teams in Celje as Slovenia upended Sandrine Gruda and France 68-62.

The battle of undefeated teams in Kiev was a good one as Ukraine had the better start, led by Taisia Udodenko and Alina Iagupova, but Spain fought their way back and escaped 72-68. The duo of Chatilla Van Grinsven and Zera Butter helped the Netherlands complete a comeback in Sofia to beat Dimana Georgieva and Bulgaria as both teams looked for their first win.

The two winless teams met in Fribourg and Switzerland’s solid start was wiped out by a stirring comeback from Germany in the second half to win 56-54. The Czech Republic ground out a 53-48 win over Emma Messeman and Belgium in the battle of undefeated teams in Prague.

Giorgia Sottana and Italy handed Sweden their first loss 69-47 in Boras. Antonija Sandric and Croatia took care of business in Skopje, beating Andzelika Mitrasinovik and Macedonia 108-47 to form a three-way tie.